calibre étalon

Definitions of calibre étalon
  1. noun
    a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
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    anémomètre
    a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind
    jauge graduée
    a graduated rod dipped into a container to indicate the fluid level
    manomètre
    gauge for measuring and indicating fluid pressure
    pluviomètre
    gauge consisting of an instrument to measure the quantity of precipitation
    jauge de contrainte, tensimètre
    a gauge for measuring strain in a surface
    manomètre à vide
    a gauge for indicating negative atmospheric pressure
    indicateur de niveau d'eau, jauge
    gauge for indicating the level of water in e.g. a tank or boiler or reservoir
    calibre à fils
    gauge for measuring the diameter of wire
    manomètre
    a pressure gauge for comparing pressures of a gas
    sphygmomanomètre, sphygmotensiomètre, tensiomètre
    a pressure gauge for measuring blood pressure
    niveau piézométrique
    a water gauge that shows the level by showing the surface of the water in a trough or U-shaped tube
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    instrument de mesure, mesureur
    instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something
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